Why the KGB Knew JFK Would Be Killed Before the CIA Did — The Khrushchev Moscow Files
The Secret Service Agent Jailed for Trying to Save JFK
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Why Russia Thought LBJ Killed JFK
michaelmayo
It’s a helluva world when the Soviets were using all their resources to discover the truth while the US gov was using all of its to hide the truth.
terrythomas
The Russians ain’t stupid. They knew he was a mole.
larrysheppard
KGB got it right. An American deep state coup d ‘etat. Which LBJ was probably arm pit deep in.
charlesivey
lbj and the military industrial complex, along with the cia were the administrators. Who killed Kennedy? Hired hit men, who later died through other hit men.
joestewart
LBJ and his associates were under investigation by the Justice Department and was about to have his political career destroyed. His personal hit man, Mac Wallace, had his finger print found on the boxes in the 6th floor of the TSBD. His comments to his mistress “after tomorrow those Kennedys will never humiliate me again” shows he knew something was up.
charlesferdinand
Why did the Soviets think Lyndon Johnson had John F. Kennedy killed?
Short answer: Because he did.
kimmiller
Nikita Khrushchev actually Cried at the news of
John F Kennedy’s death.
Nikita Khrushchev, believed the assassination was not the act of a lone gunman (Oswald) but a conspiracy by Texas oilmen and Southern racists, specifically mentioning oil tycoon H.L. Hunt as a suspect.
A 1966 FBI document revealed that a KGB source claimed Moscow was in possession of “data purporting to indicate” that President Johnson was responsible for the assassination.
Soviet leaders considered Oswald a “neurotic maniac” incapable of a well-organized plan, leading them to believe he was framed by a larger conspiratorial group within the US, likely led by or connected to LBJ.
williamdonnelly
It would appear that the KGB got it right. The USA has never recovered from this treacherous murder and the consequences that followed.
TheIpadkiller
This is one of the most intelligent analyses of the assassination, its aftermath, and partially explains the government’s non-transparency.
SatoshiHODL
America killed two of their own that should never be betrayed by America— a U.S. President, and a U.S. Marine
Disgraceful betrayal.
edogg
Don’t forget the Chicago Outfit!!!!
erikgordon
LBJ / Big Texas Oil / Allen Dulles / General Lemnitzer / Bill Harvey / Cord Meyer / E. Howard Hunt / Clay Shaw / David Ferrie / Jack Ruby / John Connolly / Richard Bissell / J. Edgar Hoover / David Atlee Phillips / James Angleton … all key decision makers and directly involved in plot and cover up …
What Khrushchev Said When Kennedy Was Assassinated
This video is based on the following historical sources:
- Accounts from Soviet officials present when Khrushchev learned of assassination – documented in later memoirs – Khrushchev’s immediate reaction: “What kind of country is America if even a president is not safe?”
- Khrushchev’s message to Jacqueline Kennedy, November 23, 1963, preserved in Soviet archives: “The American people have lost their President, and all who cherish peace have lost a great statesman. I had the opportunity to meet with President Kennedy and I valued highly his sober approach to the solution of international problems, his understanding of the responsibility carried by people on whom depends the maintenance of peace”
- Soviet government official statement, November 23, 1963, published in Soviet press: “The Soviet government and the Soviet people share the grief of the American people in connection with the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy. The name of the late President is connected with important steps aimed at improving Soviet-American relations”
- Eyewitness accounts from American Embassy staff, Moscow, November 23, 1963 – Khrushchev’s eyes were red, appeared to have been crying
- Embassy staff account of Khrushchev’s statement: “President Kennedy was a man with whom we could work for peace”
- Khrushchev’s signature in condolence book: “May he rest in peace. N. Khrushchev”
- Soviet government records showing Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan sent to represent Soviet Union at Kennedy’s funeral, November 25, 1963
- Khrushchev’s speech to Supreme Soviet, December 1963: “President Kennedy, despite the differences in class positions and in the ideologies of the capitalist and socialist states, displayed a sober-minded approach to the situation which had developed in the world”
- Khrushchev, Nikita. “Khrushchev Remembers” (1970) – Memoirs dictated after removal from power: “I was personally very sorry about Kennedy’s death. He was an intelligent man and a realist. Our relations with him could have developed in a way beneficial to both our peoples”
- Khrushchev’s memoir quote: “He showed real wisdom and statesmanship”
- Dobrynin, Anatoly. “In Confidence” (1995) – Soviet Ambassador’s memoir documenting Khrushchev’s phone call November 22nd asking about Vice President Johnson
- Official records of Vienna Summit, June 1961 – first Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting
- Official records of Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16-28, 1962
- Kennedy’s American University speech, June 10, 1963 – Khrushchev called it “the best speech by an American President since Roosevelt”
- Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, signed August 5, 1963
- Kennedy-Khrushchev correspondence preserved in both U.S. and Soviet archives
- Official records showing Khrushchev removed from power October 1964
- Fursenko, Aleksandr and Naftali, Timothy. “Khrushchev’s Cold War” (2006) – Using Soviet archives
- Taubman, William. “Khrushchev: The Man and His Era” (2003) – Pulitzer Prize-winning biography
- Beschloss, Michael. “The Crisis Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960-1963” (1991)
- Zubok, Vladislav and Pleshakov, Constantine. “Inside the Kremlin’s Cold War” (1996)
- Mikoyan’s accounts of attending Kennedy funeral and meeting President Johnson
- Contemporary Soviet press coverage, November 23-26, 1963
- U.S. State Department records of Soviet condolences and diplomatic communications
Khrushchev’s message to Jackie Kennedy and government statements are from official Soviet records and contemporary press. Embassy staff eyewitness accounts are from diplomatic reports and later published memoirs. Khrushchev’s memoir quotes are verbatim from published editions. All dates and events verified through multiple primary sources.
jeromelysaght
JFK was murdered by the CIA at the behest of the people who make money out of wars and conflict:(
MELONenSURPRISE
The more technologically advanced we are the more morally corrupt & stupid we became
Rad-o3x
The beginning of the downfall of Americans. Now we have shitty leaders that want to enrich themselves by going to wars.
dianed
It wasn’t Russia that wanted JFK murdered, and it wasn’t Castro. It was our own power players.
Marc
Immediately after the assassination, Khrushchev ordered the KGB to investigate it. The KGB concluded that there were at least 2 shooters, with the possibility of a 3rd. But here in the USA, the government & its media stooges have been force feeding us the fairy tale since 1963 that Oswald did the killing by himself
carthy
Truman, de Gaulle, and Eisenhower, all came out publicly and blamed the CIA
heimomoilanen
John F. Kennedy was the last statesman of United States of America.
jfphotography
Oswald did not kill JFK.
ms.felonystrutter
The Russian people have ALWAYS wanted to be our friends. Kennedy knew there was a bond between both countries. Russian people were so thankful for us joining the war c s Hitler. If you come from the Hockey world as I do, you know this to be true. Sadly, our military complex needs to build enemies to stay in business
pawehlavaty
Israeli had interest in liquidating JFK – he wanted to stop their nuclear program
subratabhattacharya
Kennedi’s assassination– we are still, even more, suffering from this brutal ugly Crime / Sin committed without any doubt by Mossed and CIA backed by IPAC. America, since then never lived a single day in peace till date.
What Eisenhower Said When He Learned About the Kennedy Assassinati
StevenLBronson
I was a senior in high school. We lost our innocence as a nation as a result of this assignation.
WilliamKing-n5u4c
He warned about the unwanted Influence in government then he witnessed it
deborahmcmahon-king
Nothing credible about the Warren Commission.
lynnettesteiner
We all need to remember and take to heart what Mr Eisenhower said.
johnpeddie
And now this circle has come around again, the same things that Eisenhower saw it’s happening now, the hatred of one party against the other.
The rhetoric on TV radio, you can kill him. Don’t let him sit next to you in a restaurant. He is destroying America. And there has been assassination attempts, but the rhetoric did not stop it. Just escalated.
As a Vietnam Veteran, I am almost ashamed of my country now. I fought any war. I did not believe in. I witnessed the horror of war and what it did to the psyche of the young man fighting it.
And the aftermath of what happened when they came home. I flew home not on a commercial flight. I was, I bumped off for someone who had an emergency in the family. I instead came home in an air force jet with a 120 bodies stack Walter wall. And as high as it could go
That has torn me apart?
And too many nights crying. For those young men and women who were brought home in those boxes.
They might have later had these elaborate
Removals from another plane with a flag over the caskets.
But there was none of that in that plane I came home on
I have survivor’s guilt.
And it will never go away.
But I can still say from my heart, god bless America
robertmarszalek
At some point Eisenhower had to realize especially after Bobby was killed that there was undoubtedly a coup from the very entity he warned us all about in his parting speech about the growing dangerous powers of the military-industrial complex, but he probably did not realize the external influences of a tiny country whose entire purpose is to control our country… And most likely had a huge part in both assassinations. Eisenhower would be turning in his grave if he could see what happened to the country he so valiantly defended.
What Israeli Prime Minister Said When JFK Was Assassinated
NOVEMBER 22, 1963 – JFK ASSASSINATION:
8:30 PM Jerusalem time: News reached Israel
9:00 PM: Death confirmed
Levi Eshkol: Prime Minister (took office June 26, 1963)
ESHKOL’S PUBLIC STATEMENT:
“Grievous loss to all humanity”
“Great friend of Israel and Jewish people”
Ordered flags lowered to half-staff
Declared national day of mourning
November 25, 1963: Official mourning day in Israel
CONTEXT: KENNEDY VS. ISRAEL (1961-1963):
Kennedy pressured Israel on Dimona nuclear facility
May 18, 1963: Kennedy’s harshest letter to Ben-Gurion
“This Government’s commitment to and support of Israel could be seriously jeopardized”
Threatened to cut American support unless full inspections allowed
June 16, 1963: Ben-Gurion resigned (less than 1 month after letter)
DAVID BEN-GURION’S REACTION:
Public statement: “Deep sorrow”
Private: Expressed relief (according to later accounts)
Ben-Gurion was receiving Kennedy’s threatening letters
Ben-Gurion had resigned 5 months before assassination
SHIMON PERES (Deputy Defense Minister):
Memoirs: Kennedy’s death “seen in Israel with concern but also some hope”
Israeli officials worried about instability
Hoped Kennedy’s successor might take different approach
YITZHAK RABIN (IDF Chief of Staff):
Autobiography: “Concern” in military circles
Kennedy had been “difficult” on nuclear issue
Death meant pressure “might ease”
GOLDA MEIR (Foreign Minister):
Public statement: “Terrible tragedy”
Attended memorial service at U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv
Later told interviewers: Kennedy never fully understood Israel’s security needs
PRIVATE REACTIONS (From Avner Cohen’s Research):
Avner Cohen: Israeli historian
Book: “Israel and the Bomb” (1998)
Interviewed numerous Israeli officials from 1963
Cohen wrote: Kennedy’s assassination “seen in Israel’s nuclear establishment as removing significant obstacle to nuclear program”
ISRAELI OFFICIALS QUOTED BY COHEN:
“While no one in Israel celebrated Kennedy’s death, there was sense of relief among those working on nuclear project. Kennedy had been greatest threat to Dimona. His death removed that threat.”
“We knew Johnson would be different. Johnson was a friend. With Kennedy gone, we could breathe easier.”
ISRAELI PUBLIC MOURNING:
Israeli government declared November 25, 1963 official day of mourning
Businesses closed
Memorial services held in synagogues across Israel
Thousands gathered at American Embassy Tel Aviv
Signed condolence books
POLICY CHANGE UNDER LBJ:
Lyndon Johnson became president November 22, 1963
Within days: Policy toward Israel changed
Johnson didn’t send letters demanding Dimona inspections
Johnson didn’t threaten to cut aid
Johnson didn’t pressure on Palestinian refugees
December 1963: Eshkol thanked Johnson for “understanding”
1964-1967 UNDER JOHNSON:
1964: Increased military aid to Israel
1965: Approved sale of M-48 Patton tanks (first major U.S. weapons sale)
1966: Approved sale of A-4 Skyhawk aircraft
Dimona inspections continued but became meaningless
1966-1967: Israel achieved nuclear capability
June 1967: Six-Day War (Johnson supported Israel fully)
Johnson established “special relationship” with Israel
THE RESULT:
Program Kennedy fought to stop succeeded under Johnson
Kennedy’s pressure: gone
American support: became unconditional
Israel’s nuclear program: completed without interference
NO EVIDENCE OF ISRAELI INVOLVEMENT:
Kennedy killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission: No connection to Israel
House Select Committee on Assassinations: No foreign government involvement
Conspiracy theories not supported by credible evidence
BUT ISRAEL BENEFITED:
Kennedy opposed nuclear program → Johnson didn’t
Kennedy pressured on Palestinian refugees → Johnson didn’t
Kennedy made support conditional → Johnson made it unconditional
Policy change: immediate, dramatic, permanent
MAIN SOURCES:
Israeli government archives
Declassified Kennedy-Eshkol correspondence (JFK Presidential Library)
Peres, Shimon. Memoirs
Rabin, Yitzhak. Autobiography
Cohen, Avner. “Israel and the Bomb” (1998)
Karpin, Michael. “The Bomb in the Basement” (2006)
State Department cables (declassified)
Contemporary Israeli newspaper coverage (November 1963)
Vito-yp5wh
FREE THE U.S. FROM AIPAC AND ISRAHELL!!!
johngrube
Mossad’s motto, “by way of deception, thou shalt do war”.
KateBates22zabu
This is not speculation…zios rubbed out our last independent president. #BDS
CarmenRizzo-k8q
Nukes and Palestinian Rights, See President Kennedy’s Speech on UN Palestinian Rights
ChildOfAbba
No mention of USS Liberty in the 1967 6-day war.
SYHK
But the fact remains that our own congress has succumbed.
chrisgillard
And America has been going down the drain since November 22, 1963. America must rid itself of AIPAC and of the: “Too Big To Fail” bankers of Wall Street.
bobb
The more time that passes, more information comes out. Kennedy was a firebrand and reformer.
felicitynefdt
Johnson was corrupt! Thus, Kennedy was the last incorruptible American president.